FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] House Finch with Infected Eyes

[Doris Tichenor <dctichenor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have continued to have 1 - 2 house finches around our feeders  
through the autumn. For the past few days we have noticed one of them  
is a  female with infected eyes. Are there any recommendations for  
dealing with this? Should we take down the feeder she's using and  
disinfect it? We still have many goldfinches using all of our  
feeders. Is the eye infection contagious for them? This is the first  
time we have had this problem.
Doris Tichenor

Butler County
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